On my blog the other day I remarked as to how diverse Hayling Island was. Church wise we found Elim Pentecostal churches right through to High Church. A Romanoff Princess's grave to simple wooden memorials; likewise church widows covered the whole spectrum. Finding modern windows, which were probably replacements, following bomb damage, resulting from the WW11 and also several exquisite Victorian glass lights, the example above was one of my favourites. In my humble opinion the Victorians were the masters of this art form. Whatever your stance with regards to faith, windows like this show an astounding, understanding of form, light and colour; with an astonishing ability to place these insights onto representations on glass.

With regards to photographing these windows, try to take these images when the window is in a shaded situation with even light covering the whole window, often an overcast, cloudy day is best; the time of day (the suns position) can be a factor. The exposure is best measured from the brightest area of the light; if taken from another area, detail will be lost to burn out. Then lastly take great care that the camera is as close to square on (right angles)to the widow as is possible. A tripod helps, but often I place my camera on a pew or something else which is available.